Highland County Senior Citizens Center executive director By The Times-Gazette What’s your favorite board game? Boulder Dash. It’s a game where you make up definitions and try to get people to guess what you made up. If you could have a discussion with any fictional character, who would you choose? Zebulon Tyler Walton. I’d ask […]
Area farmers offer tips for u-pick outings Story by Sarah Allen Photos courtesy of Berryhill Farm, Blooms & Berries Farm Market, B&D Berry Farm, Karnes Orchard Story by Sarah Allen Photos courtesy of Berryhill Farm, Blooms & Berries Farm Market, B&D Berry Farm, Karnes Orchard Summertime is a season for making memories and having fun […]
OSU program director shares tips on gardening for bees Story by Sarah Allen Photos courtesy of Denise Ellsworth Story by Sarah Allen Photos courtesy of Denise Ellsworth A buzzing in the air means more than just honey. It also means food on the table and a beautiful, healthy environment. And while beekeeping has grown in […]
Revitalizing Portsmouth for generations to come Story by Ivy Potter Photos by Mark Richard Jasmine Fulk, an 11th grade student at Minford High School works on a project at The Happy Pot in Portsmouth. The Friends of Portsmouth Headquarters on Second Street in Portsmouth. The group was formed to bring positivity back to the downtown […]
Column by Kay Frances Column by Kay Frances Color me “old-fashioned,” but I yearn for the good old days when you’d let someone pull out in front of you on the highway and you’d get a “thank you” wave. These have gotten to be few and far between and I want my kindness to […]
Story by Martin Graham Story by Martin Graham Jill Barry and her twin sister Joan West own Two Scoops of Sugar, located in downtown Washington Court House within Fayette County. Barry and West started their work at home in 2010 before they opened the brick-and-mortar business Sept. 1, 2014. Though it was a very rapid […]
Ohio a leader in egg farming Story by Sarah Allen No Easter is complete without coloring eggs — though the journey from the hens to the dye cups is far from a simple one. But, in Ohio, farmers are at the top of the game when it comes to eggs. Jim Chakeres, executive vice […]
Story and photos by Mark Richard “Once a task has once begun, never leave it ‘til it’s done. Be the labor great or small, do it well or not at all.” — Mamaw Faye Jenny Lavender lives by the words of her grandmother every day. Portsmouth resident Lavender serves as manager of volunteer services […]
Theater in 70th year Story by Kimberly Jenkins Photos by Mark Richard Hidden on a little street corner is the Portsmouth Little Theatre, which has called the corner of Lawson and 12th streets in Portsmouth home for 70 years. Community theater is a mix of original, local and creativity that brings a sense of […]
Column by Kay Frances “If you don’t like the weather in Ohio, just wait an hour and it’ll change!” If you live in Ohio or know someone who does, you’ve no doubt heard this oft-repeated expression. At no time is this old adage truer than when we are in the midst of the Changing of […]